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I'm new to Shyamalan. I've seen him talking in a few Hitchcock documentaries, but I had no interest in watching any of his films. My Dad bought a cheap VHS of this film from a car boot sale for me. From the cover, it looked interesting so I gave it a watch.
I's not bad either. It's a 'seen it all before' plot, but some very tense scenes just about make up for the bad acting and characterisation. In fact, it was quite gripping, unfortunately let down by the weak climax. Gibson is pretty bad as the widowed former vicar, looking after his kids with his brother, Joaquin Phoenix (who is decent). We are thrown straight into the story as crop circles appear across their farm, which of course sets up the possibility of an alien invasion.
Tense and thrilling, let down by some poor acting and sentimentality.
3/5
